March/April 2024 Tea-breaker poll
Suicidal ideation in OH consultations
Our March/April Tea-beaker poll asks how often suicidal thoughts are raised by workers in your occupational health consultations, and how confident you are in responding appropriately. We also ask about your knowledge of local support services.

Please answer the following questions.

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* 1. In your OH consultations, do workers ever discuss having suicidal thoughts (suicidal ideation)?

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* 2. Do you feel confident in how to respond?

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* 3. On those occasions where employees discuss having suicidal thoughts, how often do they attribute some or all of those feelings to work/work relationships?

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* 4. Do you know which local support services you can refer to?

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* 5. What is your profession?

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* 6. What industry/industries do you mainly provide OH services in?
(eg. retail, finance, education, transport, manufacturing, construction, NHS, police etc.)

The Samaritans charity is available to offer support day or night, 365 days a year: telephone 116 123; email jo@samaritans.org; or www.samaritans.org

This poll is organised by the journal Occupational Health [at Work] which is published by The At Work Partnership. The results of the poll will appear in the journal and in our free email newsletter, and on social media. For more information about The At Work Partnership, please visit our website.

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